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Charmaine Sheh, Samantha Ko, Regina Ho, and Kenneth Ma were already confirmed earlier to film the new TVB series "The QUEEN of News" produced by Chung Shu Kai in March. Korean dramas and US dramas often use news anchors as its theme, but TVB has never filmed this series genre. The shooting period of this series is expected to be about half a year. This time, Chung Shu Kai is personally shooting it, and has invited Charmaine to return to her mother company to film the series. The production of this series is quite strict. Apart from being a customized series in collaboration with Mainland, the shoot will also follow the Mainland format. The script, [script] reading, styling, etc. are meticulous, and the series crew will be looking for a movie team to assist in the cinematography, art, and lighting.
Producer Chung Shu Kai revealed the character setup in an interview the other day. Apart from Selena Lee joining the series, TV king Shaun Tam even has a romantic storyline with Charmaine and is a key figure in [her] life. It is known that some important roles are still looking for suitable actors, and the news cases in the series will be looking for many actors to act them out. Chung Shu Kai pointed out that the series is full of 'mean girls'. The story takes place in a news corporation. Everyone becomes a villain for a power struggle. The main story begins with lead Charmaine having to leave her anchor position.
Change in Immune System Index
The female characters in the series are anchors from different news reporting times. Charmaine is the top female anchor during prime time, and the male anchor partnering her is Kenneth. The noon anchor is Selena, while Samantha and Regina are the morning and evening anchors respectively. With Charmaine's departure, everyone hopes to strive for the 'Prime Time Female Anchor' position. The anchors each have their own ulterior motives and resort to workplace means to fight for power!
Each character setup has its own attractiveness. Samantha is Kenneth's disciple. She has a cheerful personality, is clever, and is a lovable bombshell. Her styling is pretty and captivating. Kenneth wants to nurture her to become Charmaine's successor. As for Selena playing Kenneth's ex-girlfriend, she has an upright and tough personality and is full of enthusiam for work. She is originally quite upright, but only later are her true colours revealed. Selena has not filmed for TVB since she finished filming "Barrack O'Karma 1968". Last year, due to issues with her immune system, she halted work for a while to recuperate. She revealed in an interview, "Last September, [I] was working as a producer for 'Tape', and there was a change in the immune system index. That month, the pressure and workload were too much, and the index increased. It was so scary. I got very nervous immediately. I will try my best to adjust my workload now. Have to be more relaxed! However, I feel relieved that Director Kai is personally shooting it. Will not be staying up all night, and it will not be too tough. Everyone has enough time to rest, and I have been observing my situation now".
Selena frankly said that, apart from the character and the script being captivating, the producer is also a main reason for accepting this series: "Actually, Director Kai already approached me last February. Have always been discussing schedules. I have not worked with him before, but really admire him. He even wrote the story and is shooting it this time. I already received ten episodes of the script early on. Have always been looking at it". As for going against Charmaine after many years, she pointed out that the two previously collaborated in 'When Easterly Showers Fall on the Sunny West', 'Can't Buy Me Love', 'Beyond the Realm of Conscience', and other series: "Haven't encountered each other for many years, so really want to film again, and I really like the theme this time. There are many foreign series that talk about news anchors. I am also a fan and really like to watch them. Hope that everything goes smoothly". She also revealed that she went to Singapore to do a stage performance the other day, performing three shows with singer Jeff Chang. She said with a smile, "Can finally do stage performances...very happy". She is currently out of town on vacation with her husband, embarking on a spiritual cleansing journey.
As for Samantha, who is playing a bombshell in the series, she expressed in an interview, "My character has a relatively high EQ, a bright and beautiful appearance, and a cheerful personality, so many people like her; however, beneath that, she does not have much of a family background, so she is very hardworking and has to rely on herself to get what she wants. (Everyone is a mean girl in the series!) There are personnel issues in every industry. Being a female anchor would definitely have personnel disputes and competition. There is good and evil in human nature. I think that it'll be a lot of fun!"
Kenneth Ma Admits to Being a Man of the World, Wedding Has a Lot of Sponsors
This time, TV king Kenneth is playing a tall, stylish, and funny male anchor who is popular in the bureaucracy and the business world. In the series, he is surrounded by mean girls, but he is also not an ordinary person. He expressed in an interview, "I am already looking at the script. This time, the character is a well-rounded man of the world who engages in workplace politics and especially battles with Charmaine! (Selena also has many scenes with you?) Selena and I used to collaborate all the time, like 'A Fistful of Stances' and 'Ghost Dragon of Cold Mountain', but it's been a long time. To be able to collaborate again is very hard to come by". Mentioning that this series will take a long time to film, does his wedding with Roxanne Tong need to be postponed? He said, "I'm thinking that it will be in the second half of the year. Have been planning recently. Looking at a lot of information. Very happy. A lot of people said that they would sponsor us. Have also been preparing for the time being".
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